The photocatalytic activity of titania nanotubes and nanoparticles toward methylene blue (MB) can be enhanced through addition a small amount Ce. MB acts as hole scavenger, fastening the process.

During curing of thermosetting polymers, crosslinking results in hardening or stiffening the material. In electronics, for example encapsulating integrated circuits (die bonding), thermosets are fully cured a controlled environment (under UV-light within thermal oven) such that highest stiffness possible has been achieved. building materials, specifically used fastening systems (adhesive anchor...

Fast growing hybrid poplar trees are being plantation grown in the Pacific northwest of the United States and British Columbia for the production of chips for pulp. If allowed to grow somewhat longer (to a rotation age of 9-10 years) and achieve saw log size, the basal log(s) might be used to produce lumber for solid wood products with the remaining stem volume chipped. Solid wood product manuf...

Fastening failures have frequently been found on China high-speed railway curved tracks in recent years. Thus the influence of fastening train-track interaction track needs to be analyzed. A train-curved slab model is built, which real shape rail considered and modeled with reduced beam (RBM) theory, slabs are four-nodes Kirchhoff-Love plate elements. The present validated at first different tr...